NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

61 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 ACADEMIC RESOURCES AND PROCEDURES Transfer Students All new transfer students must demonstrate college-level skills in writing and mathematics. Transfer students can do this by presenting transcripts from previous institutions that indicate comparable courses taken. Alternatively, transfer students may take the required developmental courses in writing and mathematics or take challenge exams to place out of them. Academic Requirements—Writing Across the Curriculum Each undergraduate course includes written assignments, in the language of instruction, that make up at least 25 percent of the final course grade. Each course contains at least eight (8) pages (approximately 2,000 words or their equivalent) of writing, with faculty members providing feedback on these assignments. Written assignments can include (but are not limited to) the following: essays, summaries, memos, lesson plans, journal entries, lab reports, project proposals, progress reports, case studies, and project reviews. Address and Name Changes NSU maintains student contact information through SharkLink at https://sharklink.nova.edu/cp/home/displaylogin , including current mailing address and telephone number. Students should update their address and telephone number in SharkLink and submit a request for a name change, along with supporitng documentation, to nsuregistrar@nova.edu . Attendance Policy As the educational process at NSU depends on a close working relationship between students and faculty members, students are expected to attend class regularly. Specific requirements are established by individual instructors and are communicated in the syllabus or at the first class meeting. The college or school administration supports faculty attendance requirements. Students are responsible for the academic consequences resulting from class absences. Missed assignments/ tests can be made up solely at the discretion of the course professor/instructor. Students who miss a class must inform instructors before the class meeting. Students who miss class because of an illness or other emergency should contact the instructor as soon as possible to arrange for make-up work. The university reserves the right to administratively withdraw any student from a course if that student fails to appear on the first scheduled day of class. College of Health Care Sciences Attendance at all scheduled instructional periods is mandatory. Students are required to follow the specific center or program policies within their college. Failure to consider any additional requirement is noted in the evaluation of a student’s academic performance and professional attitude and may result in a failing grade for the course. Students shall report to the College of Health Care Sciences’ Office of Student Affairs, in writing, the reason for all absences within 24 hours of each occurrence. Students whose reasons are unacceptable will be subject to disciplinary action. In the event of an emergency absence, requests for an excused absence must be made to the college’s Office of Student Affairs for a decision. All students are instructed to consult their specific program handbook with regard to additional or supplemental attendance policies.